Patents by Inventor Aparna Lakkaraju

Aparna Lakkaraju has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Use of inhibitors of acid sphingomyelinase to treat acquired and inherited retinal degenerations
    Patent number: 10124008
    Abstract: A method of treating retinal diseases is disclosed that includes the step of administering an effective amount of a composition including an ASMase inhibitor to a retinal disease patient, wherein at least one disease symptom is either lessened or progression of the symptom is delayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Aparna Lakkaraju, Kimberly A. Toops, Li Xuan Tan
  • Use of Inhibitors of Acid Sphingomyelinase to Treat Acquired and Inherited Retinal Degenerations
    Publication number: 20150366876
    Abstract: A method of treating retinal diseases is disclosed that includes the step of administering an effective amount of a composition including an ASMase inhibitor to a retinal disease patient, wherein at least one disease symptom is either lessened or progression of the symptom is delayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Aparna Lakkaraju, Kimberly A. Toops, Li Xuan Tan
  • Anionic liposomes for delivery of bioactive agents
    Publication number: 20030026831
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the delivery of bioactive agents into cells. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of using anionic liposomes to deliver bioactive agents, including oligonucleotides, plasmid DNA, RNA, proteins, and drugs, to non-dividing cells. The present invention also relates to compositions that include the anionic liposomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Aparna Lakkaraju, Janet M. Dubinsky, Walter Low, Yueh-Erh Rahman